The Coastal Christian Conquerors will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Buckley Griffins at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Coastal Christian suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Orcutt Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Coastal Christian in their matchups with Orcutt Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Buckley had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica on Thursday.
Tyler Shuter was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Shuter has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Shuter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Shuter wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Richter, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Coastal Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Buckley, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
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